Dieting

by Arthur Gillard

Overview

A person merely needs to watch television for a few hours before they've viewed several diet and weight management solutions. Our society is filled with diet fads and messages that we need to control our weight. This volume addresses dieting for young readers. Essays and articles explain the effectiveness of dieting, effectiveness of willpower, yo-yo dieting, and eating mindfully. Readers will evaluate what it means to be healthy at any weight, and the government's role in combating obesity and the obesity epidemic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737769388
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/28/2014
Series:	Issues That Concern You Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

1 An Overview of Dieting David Helwig Teresa G. Odle 10

2 Dieting for Weight Loss Is Completely Ineffective Megan McArdle 16

3 Effective Use of Willpower Facilitates Dieting Pat Koch 25

4 Yo-Yo Dieting Is Healthier than Not Dieting Ken Tudor 30

5 It Is Not Necessary to Lose Weight to Be Healthy Linda Bacon 34

6 The Government Has an Important Role to Play in Combating Obesity Pamela Peeke, as told to Katy Waldman 40

7 Synthetic Chemicals That Disrupt Metabolism May Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic Laura Fraser 47

8 Why the Campaign to Stop America's Obesity Crisis Keeps Failing Gary Taubes 54

9 The "Obesity Epidemic" Is Not a Threat to Public Heal Paul Campos 63

10 The Obesity Epidemic Is a Serious Threat to Public Health David Katz 69

11 A Woman Describes the Consequences of Dieting to Try to Be Like Her Naturally Thin Sister Eva Believer 76

Appendix

What You Should Know About Dieting 82

What You Should Do About Dieting 90

Organizations to Contact 94

Bibliography 100

Index 104

Picture Credits 110